RSSNewsletterSiteMapFeedback

Home · Weather · Forum · Learning Chinese · Jobs · Shopping
Search This Site
China | International | Business | Government | Environment | Olympics/Sports | Travel/Living in China | Culture/Entertainment | Books & Magazines | Health
Home / Middle East Peace Process / Palestinian Unity Gov't Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Abbas Announces Amended Electoral Law
Adjust font size:

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday announced the new edition of the Palestinian electoral law, which was given adjustments favorable to Abbas' Fatah against the rival Hamas in the future elections.

Abbas ratified the Palestinian elections law from being half proportional and half constituencies to become fully proportional.

The proportional system means that a list of candidates is presented by each competing party or movement, and the Palestinians all over the territories will be asked to vote for the list.

The constituency system is that each district in Gaza and the West Bank prepares a list of candidates and the residents of each district vote for the list.

During last elections in January 2006 where the two systems were followed, Abbas' Fatah movement did very well in the proportional system but suffered a great loss in the constituencies system, Palestinian observers said.

Palestinian voters balloted for a 66-candidate list in the proportional system while another 66 candidates have to be elected in the constituencies. The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is comprised of 132 members.

Hamas defeated Fatah overwhelmingly in 2006 legislative elections, during which it won a large majority in the district voting prior to the end of the national voting.

Meanwhile, Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman for Hamas, told reporters in Gaza that his movement which controls the Gaza Strip since mid June, rejects Abbas' decree and considers it as "illegal."

"It aims at depriving Hamas movement from joining any future legislative elections," said Barhoum.

Abbas, for his part, insisted that he has the right to amend the electoral law.

"It is my right as a president to legislate laws and decisions that are called decrees. These decrees are legal, as long as the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is not able to convene," Abbas said in a press conference held Sunday.

"If the PLC is able to convene, then it would be its right to pass my decree or reject it," said Abbas.

The Presidential decree also said the candidate should be committed to the declaration of independence made in November 15, 1988 in Algeria, and should be committed to the Palestinian basic law.

The overhaul of the law was seen as the latest measure taken by Abbas in competing with the rival Hamas, which stands against his power in Gaza since its violent takeover the enclave in mid-June.

(Xinhua News Agency September 3, 2007)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Username   Password   Anonymous
 


China Archives
Related >>
- Olmert, Abbas Talk Statehood
- Abbas Decree: Hamas Executive Forces Outlaw
- Haneya Ready to Quit as PM for National Dialogue
- Hamas Urges Abbas to Stop Crackdown on Islamic Movement
- Abbas Hopes to Achieve Peace Deal Within a Year
- Special Envoy Calls for Dialogue Between Rival Palestinian Factions
Most Viewed >>
-Chinese compatriots withdraw from Chad
-Gabon's Jean Ping elected as AU Commission chief
-North Korea, US hold talks on denuclearization issue
-Kenya's rivals agree to end deadly violence
-World Bank chief to assess floods in Zambia
> Korean Nuclear Talks
> Reconstruction of Iraq
> Middle East Peace Process
> Iran Nuclear Issue
> 6th SCO Summit Meeting
Links
- China Development Gateway
- Foreign Ministry
- Network of East Asian Think-Tanks
- China-EU Association
- China-Africa Business Council
- China Foreign Affairs University
- University of International Relations
- Institute of World Economics & Politics
- Institute of Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies
- Institute of West Asian & African Studies
- Institute of Latin American Studies
- Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
- Institute of Japanese Studies
SiteMap | About Us | RSS | Newsletter | Feedback

Copyright ? China.org.cn. All Rights Reserved E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-88828000 京ICP證 040089號

主站蜘蛛池模板: 二区三区在线观看| 免费观看黄网站| 538精品在线视频| 女人被男人桶得好爽免费视频| 久久久精品免费| 免费看片在线观看| 在线播放中文字幕| 一男一女的一级毛片| 无码中文av有码中文a | 欧美丝袜高跟鞋一区二区| 国产视频999| baoyu777永久免费视频| 尾野真知子番号| 中文字幕久久综合| 欧美高清国产在线观看| 动漫美女被到爽了流漫画| 色釉釉www网址| 国产成人a大片大片在线播放| 3d动漫精品啪啪一区二区中| 在线观看av无需播放器| www.jizzonline.com| 性xxxx黑人与亚洲| 中文字幕人成乱码中国| 无遮无挡非常色的视频免费| 久久国产精品二国产精品| 最新仑乱免费视频| 亚洲va欧美va| 欧美一区二区影院| 亚洲午夜久久久影院伊人| 欧美日韩高清在线| 亚洲欧美日韩久久精品第一区| 浪荡欲乱之合集| 亚洲网站视频在线观看| 玩弄放荡人妻少妇系列视频| 你好老叔电影观看免费| 男生和女生一起差差的视频30分 | 一级毛片免费在线观看网站| 最近最新2019中文字幕高清| 亚洲另类小说图片| 欧美人成人亚洲专区中文字幕| 亚洲嫩草影院在线观看|